Name: Maple-Pecan Sticky Bars
Yield: Makes 30
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 large egg yolk; 11/2 cups all purpose flour; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup pure maple syrup; 1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar; 1/4 cup whipping cream; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans

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Maple-Pecan Sticky BarsPornchai Mittongtare

To get a neater slice, chill the bars first.

Recipe information

Yield
Makes 30

Ingredients

Crust

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1/4 cup sugar

1 large egg yolk

11/2 cups all purpose flour

1/8 teaspoon salt

Filling

1/2 cup pure maple syrup

1/3 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

1/4 cup whipping cream

3 tablespoons unsalted butter

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped pecans

Preparation

For crust:
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9x9x2-inch metal cake pan. Using electric mixer, beat butter, sugar, and egg yolk in bowl to blend. Add flour and salt; beat until moist clumps form. Gather dough together. Press dough over bottom and 1/2 inch up sides of pan. Bake crust until golden, about 20 minutes. Cool.
For filling:
Step 2
Combine first 4 ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until butter melts and mixture is smooth. Boil filling 30 seconds. Remove from heat; mix in vanilla, then nuts.
Step 3
Pour hot filling into crust. Bake bars until filling is bubbling in center, about 15 minutes. Cool bars completely in pan on rack (filling will become firm). Chill at least 1 hour and up to 2 hours. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover and keep chilled.) Cut into 30 bars.

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Recipe information

Ingredients

Crust

Filling

Preparation

For crust:

Step 1

For filling:

Step 2

Step 3

Recipe notes